Kwŏn Ram

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwŏn.

Kwŏn Ram (Korean: 권람; Hanja: 權擥; 1416 – 6 February 1465), art name Sohandang (소한당) was a Korean politician, writer, and historian of the Joseon period. He served as Left State Councillor, and the entourage of Sejo of Joseon.

Kwŏn Ram 권람
Left State Councillor
In office 17 June 1462 – 11 October 1463
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Han Myŏnghoe
Right State Councillor
In office 9 December 1459 – 17 June 1462
Preceded by	Yi In-son
Succeeded by	Han Myŏnghoe
In office 30 November 1459 – 5 December 1459
Preceded by	Sin Suk-ju
Succeeded by	Yi In-son
Personal details
Born	1416 Hanseong, Joseon
Died	6 February 1465(1465-02-06) (aged 48–49)
Korean name
Hangul	권람
Hanja	權擥
Revised Romanization	Gwon Ram
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Ram
Art name
Hangul	소한당
Hanja	所閑堂 or 所閒堂
Revised Romanization	Sohandang
McCune–Reischauer	Sohandang
Courtesy name
Hangul	정경
Hanja	正卿
Revised Romanization	Jeonggyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏnggyŏng
Posthumous name
Hangul	익평
Hanja	翼平
Revised Romanization	Ikpyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ikp'yŏng

He was the father-in-law of general Nam Yi and Shin Su-geun.

Family

• Grandfather
  • Kwŏn Kŭn (1352 – 14 February 1409)
• Grandmother
  • Princess Sukgyeong, Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (숙경택주 경주 이씨; 淑敬宅主 慶州 李氏; ?–1423)
• Father
  • Kwŏn Che (1387–1445)
• Mother
  • Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan (경주 이씨; 慶州李氏); daughter of Yi Hyu (검교판한성부사 이휴; 李携), Kwŏn Che's first wife
  • Unnamed stepmother; Kwŏn Che's second wife
• Siblings
  • Older brother - Kwŏn Chi (권지; 權摯)
  • Younger brother - Kwŏn Pan (권반; 權攀)
  • Younger brother - Kwŏn Ma (권마; 權摩)
  • Younger brother - Kwŏn Hyŏl (권혈; 權挈)
  • Younger brother - Kwŏn Hyŏng (권경; 權擎)
  • Younger sister - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Younger sister - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Younger half-brother - Kwŏn Ch'u (권추; 權揫)
• Wife
  • Princess Consort Yŏngwŏn of the Goseong Yi clan (영원군부인 고성 이씨; 寧原郡夫人 固城 李氏; 1410 – 18 October 1491)
• Children
  • Son - Kwŏn Kŏl (권걸; 權傑)
  • Son - Kwŏn Kŏn (권건; 權健)
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Internal Princess Consort Yeongga of the Andong Gwon clan (영가부부인 안동 권씨; 永嘉府夫人 安東 權氏); Shin Su-geun's first wife
    • Son-in-law - Shin Su-geun (신수근; 愼守勤; 1450–1506)
      • Step-granddaughter - Queen Dangyeong of the Geochang Shin clan (단경왕후 신씨; 7 February 1487 – 27 December 1557)
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan
  • Daughter - Lady Kwŏn of the Andong Gwon clan

Works

• Tongguk t'onggam
• 《Yeokdaebyeongyo》 (역대병요; 歷代兵要)
• 《Sohandang jip》(소한당집; 所閑堂集)
• 《Eungjesiju》 (응제시주; 應製詩註)

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Lee Dae-yeon in the 2011 KBS2 TV series The Princess' Man.
• Portrayed by Kim Yong-hee in the 2011 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother.

External links

• Kwŏn Ram:Nate (in Korean)
• Kwŏn Ram Archived 2018-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
• Kwŏn Ram:Naver (in Korean)